Data: Small Business Growth

The table below provides information on the number of small business births and closures in the United States between 2005 and 2009.

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Births	644,122	670,058	688,395	626,400	552,600
Closures	565,745	599,333	592,410	663,900	660,900

Source: sba.gov